Electrician Final Test Study Guide
Questions and Answers Updated 2026
WhatAisAelectricity?A-AAnswerAIt'sAanAelectricAenergy.
WhatAisAtheAvoltage?A-AAnswerAIt'sAaAforceAorAalsoAanAelectricalApressure.
WhatAisAamperage?A-AAnswerAIt'sAtheAmovementAofAelectrons.
WhatAisAaAswitchAfor?A-AAnswerAServesAtoAcloseAorAopenAanAelectricalAcircuit.
WhatAisAtheAtheAfunctionAorAworkAofAtheAcircuitAbreaker?A-
AAnswerAServesAtoApreventAmoreAamperageAfromApassingAintoAtheAelectricalAcircuit.
WhatAisAtheAohmmeterAfor?A-AAnswerAServesAtoAmeasureAtheAvalueAofAresistance.
AnAelectricalAlightingAcircuitAcanAbeAconnectedAinAtheAfollowingAways:A-
AAnswerAParallelAconnection,AseriesAandAparallelAseries.
*ForAmaximumAillumination,AtheAlightAbulbsAmustAbeAconnectedAin:A-
AAnswerA*Parallel
HowAdoAcablesAconnectAtoAaApowerAoutletAorAout-let?A-
AAnswerATheAblackAwireAtoAtheAshotAslot,AtheAwhiteAwireAtoAtheAlongAslot,AandAtheA
greenAwireAtoAtheAground.
IfAtheApowerAcordAisAconnectedAtoAtheAendAofAaAline,AandAtheAotherApipeAcableAtoA
theAotherAendAofAtheAline,AwhichAreadingAmarkAshouldAtheAohmmeter,AifAtheAlineAisA
inAgoodAcondition?A-AAnswerAResistanceAvalue.
WhenAtheAohmmeterAisAconnectedAtoAanAelectricalAcircuit,AwhatAcautionAshouldAbeAt
aken?A-AAnswerACheckAthatAtheAcircuitAhasAnoAvoltage.A(DeadACircuit)
IfAtheAohmmeterAisAconnectedAtoAanAelectricalAcircuit,AandAtheAreadingAisA"openAloo
p",AthisAmeans:A-AAnswerAOpenAcircuit
Questions and Answers Updated 2026
WhatAisAelectricity?A-AAnswerAIt'sAanAelectricAenergy.
WhatAisAtheAvoltage?A-AAnswerAIt'sAaAforceAorAalsoAanAelectricalApressure.
WhatAisAamperage?A-AAnswerAIt'sAtheAmovementAofAelectrons.
WhatAisAaAswitchAfor?A-AAnswerAServesAtoAcloseAorAopenAanAelectricalAcircuit.
WhatAisAtheAtheAfunctionAorAworkAofAtheAcircuitAbreaker?A-
AAnswerAServesAtoApreventAmoreAamperageAfromApassingAintoAtheAelectricalAcircuit.
WhatAisAtheAohmmeterAfor?A-AAnswerAServesAtoAmeasureAtheAvalueAofAresistance.
AnAelectricalAlightingAcircuitAcanAbeAconnectedAinAtheAfollowingAways:A-
AAnswerAParallelAconnection,AseriesAandAparallelAseries.
*ForAmaximumAillumination,AtheAlightAbulbsAmustAbeAconnectedAin:A-
AAnswerA*Parallel
HowAdoAcablesAconnectAtoAaApowerAoutletAorAout-let?A-
AAnswerATheAblackAwireAtoAtheAshotAslot,AtheAwhiteAwireAtoAtheAlongAslot,AandAtheA
greenAwireAtoAtheAground.
IfAtheApowerAcordAisAconnectedAtoAtheAendAofAaAline,AandAtheAotherApipeAcableAtoA
theAotherAendAofAtheAline,AwhichAreadingAmarkAshouldAtheAohmmeter,AifAtheAlineAisA
inAgoodAcondition?A-AAnswerAResistanceAvalue.
WhenAtheAohmmeterAisAconnectedAtoAanAelectricalAcircuit,AwhatAcautionAshouldAbeAt
aken?A-AAnswerACheckAthatAtheAcircuitAhasAnoAvoltage.A(DeadACircuit)
IfAtheAohmmeterAisAconnectedAtoAanAelectricalAcircuit,AandAtheAreadingAisA"openAloo
p",AthisAmeans:A-AAnswerAOpenAcircuit